Now thanks to Mark I have to re-draw the Jekyll Island maps to extend the northern-most point of buggy runs. Still not sure how to put in to
cartographical terms how to avoid the "pointy bits" (see first picture) at Driftwood Beach.
You can just mark it as "advanced" or "technical" and make it a different color. We definitely broke new ground this year. We didn't have much
perfect on shore wind, but the side shore stuff was a blessing in disguise because that is really what allowed us to get all the way around to see the
pier.
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Kites:
Ozone R1 V3 7m
Flysurfer Sonic v3 15m
Flysurfer Speed 3 Deluxe 19m
Peter Lynn Charger 2 12m
Ozone Access Reride 6m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 5.5m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 8.6m
Prism Tensor 5.0m
here is one more loooong video (18 1/2 min) that I put together with snippets from all the video I have as another overview from the event - again
sorry to those that I didn't catch on video.
I have one part when I was zig zagging down the beach following Chad and you can see the start of sand-megadon (and I can hear a bad bearing). Okay
Chris I didn't show your rookie move (too far away on the video) but i did include
my own line wrap going backwards, not watching enough and drove over a slack line. A mix of a lot of different things in here, some bits that were in
the other videos and then more from various times I caught other people on video. I also threw in some shots from the abandoned amphitheatre on the
island - very Jurasic Park.
Watching on youtube you can change the settings to higher definition - Here is a JIBE scrapbook
Mark
Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
WindSpeed kites & design - Canada
Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
buggies: PL XR+, Cameleon Pagona, custom bigfoot, PL Bigfoot, custom ice buggy
Boards: 2 custom directionals, O.R Surf series 6-3 and 5-11, Mako Duke, Mako Skinny, Mako 140 Wide, Mako 150 Wide, Mako King, Brunotti
lots of old school skis, snowboard
Incredible video Mark! So many good clips of what JIBE is all about. Already counting down the days to 2016.
Sand-magedon was insane. A 2m kite in 30 mph wind was pure bliss. I should be
drawn and quartered for not getting my vids together yet. I promise I will get it done.
Missing the good times at JIBE....
Cross Kites Sonic 3, 5m
Ozone Flow 2, 3, 4, 5m
Ace II 4, 5m
NAPKA-US24
4, 5, 6m ATB landsurfer. Custom longboard deck
Buggy: VTT Black Widow v2.0
thanks for the comments - the week was such a blast and I have tons of video but most is myself bugging and that's not too exciting for others to
watch, more fun to try and get pictures of everyone else having a good time.
Take your time on the vids Jason, we'll need something to watch this winter to get us excited for 2016!
When I was walking my buggy into the wind after packing the kite up there was another buggy that I chased down with the back of the seat toward the
wind it was picking up speed heading for the ocean. Too bad the wind dropped down a bit for the actual start of the minion race, there was enough just
a few minutes earlier to really get us rolling faster. On a side note, I have chased my buggy a long way across the playa (Ivanpah) and have seen a
few go quite a distance when they get rolling in the wind and they just keep picking up speed so within a short time they are too fast to catch unless
they slow with a lull in the wind. And by then you are usually out of breath from the run that you don't quite get to it before it starts rolling
again like being toyed with
Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
WindSpeed kites & design - Canada
Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
buggies: PL XR+, Cameleon Pagona, custom bigfoot, PL Bigfoot, custom ice buggy
Boards: 2 custom directionals, O.R Surf series 6-3 and 5-11, Mako Duke, Mako Skinny, Mako 140 Wide, Mako 150 Wide, Mako King, Brunotti
lots of old school skis, snowboard
Very cool video. Thanks for taking the time to put that together. It's nice for the people who couldn't make it and probably even better for the
ones that did.
It was entertaining seeing one of the pieces that I caught on camera and used in my vid from you're point of view Mark. The scene right at the rise of
sand-magedon 12:45-13:10 you can see me in the background deploying the kite-killers which is also 1:06-1:21 of my Golden Isles video... I always
think that kind of stuff is fun.
Mark - that is some nice footage. The place, and most importantly, the people look great. Thinking of making the trek next May. I also really liked
the Trip Through the Pointy Bits video.
Speaking of runaway items, I got a good video of you Mark running the 100 yard dash after that minion that got loose
Hey I totally forgot about that - it was heading for the ocean.
I also forgot about my buggy ejection that wasn't on video - but that did not involve a kite and was off the beach so it doesn't count as an official
OBE but it was spectacularly stupid.
Like all the buggy gatherings i go to - the gang is always top notch and that's a big part of the event. Jekyll is also an easy sell for those
thinking of bringing a partner, spouse, family etc with so many other non kiting activities to do and enjoy.
and I'm not paid to promote Jekyll either
Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
WindSpeed kites & design - Canada
Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
buggies: PL XR+, Cameleon Pagona, custom bigfoot, PL Bigfoot, custom ice buggy
Boards: 2 custom directionals, O.R Surf series 6-3 and 5-11, Mako Duke, Mako Skinny, Mako 140 Wide, Mako 150 Wide, Mako King, Brunotti
lots of old school skis, snowboard
Haha, I did a ton of them when the wind whipped up to the 20-25mph side shore stuff. It was high wind, but still smooth. That was the day before
Sandmageddon. Several of us got some really huge jumps in that day. The porch swing just started as me trying to see how low I could get my butt to
the ground without touching and still pop back up to my feet. They are really fun to do when the wind is right and you don't feel like testing your
ankle strength on the high flying stuff.
NAPKA US8008
Kites:
Ozone R1 V3 7m
Flysurfer Sonic v3 15m
Flysurfer Speed 3 Deluxe 19m
Peter Lynn Charger 2 12m
Ozone Access Reride 6m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 5.5m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 8.6m
Prism Tensor 5.0m
Yes Ted we gotta get back because I missed getting you and Holly in video other than a second or two - and we didn't have as much down time relaxing
and catching up over a beer.
We are contemplating whether we could do 2 weeks as well next year.
Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
WindSpeed kites & design - Canada
Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
buggies: PL XR+, Cameleon Pagona, custom bigfoot, PL Bigfoot, custom ice buggy
Boards: 2 custom directionals, O.R Surf series 6-3 and 5-11, Mako Duke, Mako Skinny, Mako 140 Wide, Mako 150 Wide, Mako King, Brunotti
lots of old school skis, snowboard
Yeah... me too Spencer. Lol
I've got to get to editing. Been wide open at work since jibe...
So I think I got enough footage at the picnic to make a full vid of that as well. Oh my what a fun day that was. Sure am missing all the fine people
at JIBE.
Cross Kites Sonic 3, 5m
Ozone Flow 2, 3, 4, 5m
Ace II 4, 5m
NAPKA-US24
4, 5, 6m ATB landsurfer. Custom longboard deck
Buggy: VTT Black Widow v2.0
I didn't get nearly as much video this year as I did the previous year. I tried mounting my camera on my forks and most of my video is just a muddy
mess after a minute or two of power slides. I think I will explore a rear axle mount for the future and get the camera up high to stay out of the
rooster tails.
NAPKA US8008
Kites:
Ozone R1 V3 7m
Flysurfer Sonic v3 15m
Flysurfer Speed 3 Deluxe 19m
Peter Lynn Charger 2 12m
Ozone Access Reride 6m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 5.5m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 8.6m
Prism Tensor 5.0m
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(too far away on the video) but i did include
my own line wrap going backwards, not watching enough and drove over a slack line. A mix of a lot of different things in here, some bits that were in
the other videos and then more from various times I caught other people on video. I also threw in some shots from the abandoned amphitheatre on the
island - very Jurasic Park.
. I should be
drawn and quartered for not getting my vids together yet. I promise I will get it done. 
